Expansion of Japanese cuisine formats and enhancement of content capabilities through culinary talent and external partnerships
First written in FY2024. 7 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in 2026-04-22. Latest entry: 2026-10-27.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 March 2026, the Company resolved to acquire all shares of 株式会社山の上ホテル from TCS－２投資事業有限責任組合 and 3 other corporate shareholders and make it a subsidiary. It entered into a share transfer agreement on the same date and acquired all shares on 31 March 2026.」
The acquisition of all shares of 株式会社山の上ホテル, which operates the high-end tempura format “てんぷら山の上” and other businesses, was completed, and the company was included in the scope of consolidation using 31 May 2026 as the deemed acquisition date. The Company specified the expansion of its Japanese restaurant business portfolio and the allocation of management resources to the company's brands. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In March 2026, we made 山の上ホテル a subsidiary, expanding our Japanese restaurant business portfolio with a focus on its high-end tempura business. We will work to improve the company’s profitability by retaining its brand while deploying our Group’s management resources.」
We acquired all shares of 山の上ホテル, which operates a high-end tempura restaurant business, on 31 March 2026, expanding our Japanese restaurant business portfolio. We specified a growth policy involving the retention of its brand, deployment of management resources, and opening locations in areas with strong tourism demand. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We position the Japanese restaurant business as an important business area for our future growth and will actively consider opportunities to open locations, particularly in areas with strong tourism demand. We will also advance the recruitment and training of chefs and pursue external partnerships to strengthen the content capabilities of the Japanese restaurant business.」
The Japanese restaurant business continues to be positioned as a growth area, with consideration of openings in locations with strong tourism demand, recruitment and training of chefs, and strengthening content capabilities through external partnerships. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our group has worked on such challenges as providing higher value, capturing inbound demand, strengthening the Japanese cuisine business, developing the casual Italian business, and responding to labor shortages and rising costs.」
The strengthening of the Japanese restaurant business continues to be reaffirmed as an ongoing issue, alongside capturing inbound demand and enhancing value-added offerings. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Our group has worked on such challenges as providing higher value, capturing inbound demand, strengthening the Japanese cuisine business, developing the casual Italian business, and responding to labor shortages and rising costs.」
The strengthening of the Japanese restaurant business was reaffirmed as an ongoing issue, alongside capturing inbound demand and other initiatives. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「We operate Japanese restaurant formats including sushi, teppanyaki, yakitori and tonkatsu. In light of the expansion in inbound spending described above, we will consider opportunities to expand our Japanese restaurant formats going forward. We will also actively work to strengthen the recruitment of chefs and pursue partnerships with external parties to enhance the content capabilities of our Japanese restaurant formats.」
Against the backdrop of expanding inbound spending, the policy of considering the expansion of Japanese restaurant locations and strengthening content capabilities through chef recruitment and external partnerships was disclosed as a new, separate issue.